Week 5/11-5/15


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 80: Start your entry with: I used to think...
JOURNALS DUE TOMORROW!!
Write NaNo Chapter 1 Final Draft
JOURNALS DUE TODAY!!

Thursday
Friday






Week 5/4-5/8


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 75: Write a story based on this prompt: something wrapped.
Seven Point Plotting System
Journal 76: Marian and Joey meet on their first day of work. One of them had a rough childhood. Write their story.
Beginnings.
Edit first chapter.
Journal 77: Make a list of 10 things you can do in three minutes. Choose on to center a story around.
Edit first chapter.
Thursday
Friday

Journal 78: Use the following metaphor in a story: a galaxy of longing.
Edit first chapter.
Journal 79: Write a story based on the following prompt: Why would a trader need a gun?
Going deeper with your writing.
Revision groups: First chapters.


Week 4/27-5/1


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 70: Write a story about a beggar who loves to hear himself sing.
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 71: List 5 good reasons to learn another language. Write a story about one of them.
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 72: Write a story and use this cliche anywhere: keep your fingers crossed.
NNWM Writing Day
Thursday
Friday

Journal 73: Write a story based on this random image: blue ribbon fading hysterically.
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 74: Write a story about letting go with a factory worker as the main character and a locket as an important object. Make an apartment the setting.
TGIO Party!


Week 4/20-4/24


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 65" Start your entry with: "I thought I saw..."
NNWM Lesson: Subplotting
Journal 66: Describe a perfect world.
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 67: Write a story that includes 12 things you could or would buy with your last $20.
NNWM Lesson: Story order.
Thursday
Friday

Journal 68:
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 69: Write a story inspired by the line: We are learning to make fire.


Week 4/13-4/17


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 60: Start with the line "It was the one thing he coveted most."
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 61: Use descriptive writing to tell how "curiosity suffers."
NNWM Lesson 10: Writing Good Dialogue
Journal 62: What happens when a man bumps into his ex-girlfriend while shopping for baby toys with his pregnant wife? He'd previously told the ex-girlfriend, "I'm not the marrying kind."
NNWM Writing Day
Thursday
Friday

Journal 63: Through the course of a story, list 5 good reasons to call of a wedding.
Complete Dialogue Assignment.
Journal 64
NNWM Writing Day


Week 4/6-4/10


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 55
NaNoWriMo Lesson 8: Setting and Mood
Journal 56
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 57
NNWM Lesson 9: Setting to Enhance Character
Thursday
Friday

Journal 58
NNWM Writing Day
Journal 59
Complete Setting packet (due).


Week 3/30-4/2


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 51
NaNoWriMo Lesson 5: Plot
Journal 52
Outline Plot
Journal 53
First Day of Camp NaNoWriMo!
Writing Day
Thursday
Friday

Journal 54
NaNoWriMo Writing Day
No School.


Week 3/23-3/27


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 46
Create Characters
Journal 47
Create Characters
Journal 48
Creating Characters
Thursday
Friday

Journal 49
NaNoWriMo Lesson 5: Creating Conflict
Journal 50
Computer Lab: Sign up for NaNoWriMo, decide on word count goal


Week 3/16-3/20


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Journal 41
NaNoWriMo Lesson 1: What is NaNoWriMo?
Journal 41
NaNoWriMo Lesson 2: What Makes a Novel a Novel?
Journal 43
NaNoWriMo Lesson 3: Good Novel, Bad Novel
Thursday
Friday

Journal 44
Choose Title for Class Poetry Anthology
Discuss NaNoWriMo logistics
Journal 45
NaNoWriMo Lesson 4: Creating Characters



Journal 75: Write a story based on this prompt: something wrapped.
Seven Point Plotting System